Crib attachment for beds.



R. J. HOLT.

CRIB ATTAGHMENT FOR BBDSr APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1909.

Patented July 26, 191 0.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1909. I 965,522 Patented July 26, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ROBERT J. HOLT, or ATLANTA. enoncranssrenon orONE-HALFTO nnnnnr nnn EMANUEL KAUFMANN, BOTH OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

CRIB ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS.

Beds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a'full. clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make anduse the'same. Thisinvention relates to a crib attachment for beds, and has for an objectto provide a crib that can be quickly and efiioiently applied to andremoved from an ordinary side rail of a A further object of theinvention is to provide a crib with upstanding sides and ends thatcan'easily be folded. flat-ion the base thereof for convenience inpacking and ship ping.

With these and otherobjects in view the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts as will behereinaftermore fully-described and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is perspective view showing the rail of a bed.Fig. 2 is a fragmentary part sectional end elevation showing. the mannerof attaching the Fig. 3 is a fragmentary partsectional end elevationshowing a slightly modifiedform of attaching means to an iron barren.

. Referring to represents the end frame pieces of the base a crib. whichare connected by side frame pieces 3 and 4. Beneath 'the side framepieces 3 and 4 and secured thereto are slats Secured to the side framepiece 3 by.

5. hinges 6 is a folding side frame 13 composed of top and bottom rails7 and 8 re spectively and connected by standards 9. Mounted upon thefolding side frame 13 near each end thereof and hinged thereto by hinges10 is a folding end frame 12 consisting of "top andbottom rails 11 and12 respectively and connected by standards 13.

Secured .to the end frame pieces 2 are hinges having wings 14 and 15.The wings 14 are each provided with an upstanding ear l6 ha'vinga .hole17 formed therein for receiving a pin 18 carried by the members 12,which are adapted to bear against the ears Specification of LettersPatent. Application filed September 25, 1909. Serial 170 51952 A boltcrib attached to the side.

crib to a Wooden'bed rail.

the drawings by numerals 2,

'members 32 and portion 39 through bolt 44 having an Patented July261119.

with an elongated head 21 adapted to tpass through the slot 19 when thelong axis 0 the head is parallel with the long axis of the is carried bythe h rizon;

e clamping member 23 slot. The bolt 20 tal portion 22 of th and is maderotatable in the same. The clam-ping member 23 is provided with adown-turned projection 24 connecting with the horizontal portion 22.

The main body of the clamping member 23, the horizontal portion 22 andthe downturned portion 24 are adapted to engage the the side rail 27 ofan ordinary iron bed. 28 with a head 29 is. adapted to be screwedthrough the down-turned portion 24 to engage the rail 27 for thepurpose-Of holding the, clamping member engagement with the rail. 7member 23 is provided at its bottom with a projection 30 adapted toreceive the extremity of a brace rod bottom side of the end framemembers 2 and connected with the same by supporting brackets 32 and 33secured to the frame piece 2 by any desirable means The sup- The claming porting bracket 32 is formed with an opening therein. toreceivethereduced portion 34 at the outer end 'ofzthe brace rods 31 (notshown) and35. The brace rods 31 and 35 are easily removed from the suporting ,33 when it is desired to disconnect the same. 7

In Fig. 2 a slightly modified form of clamp1ng member 36 is shown inconnection with a modified form of bed rail 37. 'The clamping member 36is provided with a horizontal portion 38 and a down-turned which isscrewed a bolt 40 having a head 41. The bolt 40 is adapted to engage thebed rail 37 to rigidly connect 14 of',the hinges are se- 2 by screws or.in' The wings 15 of the 1 are provided with transverse elongated slots19 through which passes a bolt 20' 3 in rigid 31 extending to the ivertical and horizontal webs 25 and 26- of the clamping member 36-therewith. -A securing member 42 is frame piece-2 by screws or in'anydesirable manner, and is formed with an elongated transverse slot 43through which passes a elongated head 45 adapted to engage'the materialof the securing connected with the endmember 42upon each side of theelongated 'slot 43, as shown in Fig. 2. The securing member 42 isprovided with an ear 46 having a hole 47 therein adapted to'engage' thepin'18 carried by the bottom rails 12 ofthe end frame members 12. Theclamping member .36 is provided with an adjustable sorew 48 having ahead 49 to which is glued or otherwise secured a cushion member 50 madeof felt or other suitable material to protect the wooden bed rail 37. y

The clamping member 36 is provided at its. bottom end with a recess 51which receives' one end of thebrace rod 35. In Fig. '3 a slightlymodified form of clamping member is shown at 52 in which the downturnedflange is omitted. To the horizontal portion 53 of-the clamping member52 is secured a beveled key 54 which is connected to the horizontalportion 53 by means of a screw bolt/'55 having a cotter pin' 56passtherethrough and through the beveled key 54 to make the bolt rigidwith the key. The bolt 55 'is'rotatable within themember 53 and' when itis desired to disconnect the crib from the bed rail '58 the bolt 55 isturned until the key. 54 eirtends parallel witfithe "horizontal leg 57of the bed rail 58. The other features of Fig. 3 are thefrom the bedrail the securing membersen- I gaging the bed rails, comprising thebolts 28 or or ;thebeveled key 54 according to the embodiment are movedout of engagethe side frame members 13v are adapted to be folded betweenthe side frame pieces 1 3 and 4 and the end frame pieces 2 forconvenience in shipping and storing.

'What I claim is p 1. The combination with a bed rail, of a bracketadapted to fit over and .bear against the exterior of the bed rail,"means carried by the bracket proportioned to engage the inner edge ofthe bed rail, ahinge member removably secured to the bracket, a cribbody carried by the hinge, and a brace carried by the crib body andadapted to removably engage the bracket.

2. In a deviceof the class described, a bracket adapted to engage theexterior surface of a bed rail, means carried by the bracket-adapted toengageunder the inner edge of the bed rail, a hinge removably secured tothe bracket, a crib body carried by the hinge, a folding brace carriedby the crib body adapted to removably engage the bracket, and foldingsides and ends car ried by the crib body.

In testimonywhereof I affix my signa'-. ture in presence of twowitnesses.

ROBERT J. HOLT.

Witnesses: I

ALBERT KAIJFMANN, H. A. Moses;

